hi again, when I found out I had oa I had a bone scan done and that is how I was dx, I think I have read where doctor just tell people they have arthritis without running test, I was dx wih fibro first, take care, Barb

I have osteoarthritis in my neck and a bit in my middle back but I found the dr did not really say they were one in the same by any means. Except the jacka$$ rheumatologist who said " well ya know you do have arthrits in your neck."

Is that we cannot excrete the phosphate debris in our bodies and that they get stored in our soft tissue, causing pain and tender spots. When the body runs out of soft tissue in which to store this debris, it stores it in the joints.

I had already started to have OA when I started the Guai. It isn't supposed to help OA but it has. When I read about the FMS/OA connection, I was determined to reverse this buildup of phosphate debris before things got worse. My FMS symptoms are about 90 percent reversed. If I overdo things or injure myself, I can still get pain, but it is not a severe daily problem for me now.